How to prune the dragon fruit

Dragon fruit is a very delicious fruit, and in the growth process of fruit trees, pruning can promote the number of dragon fruit to increase and accelerate ripening. Topping pruning and miscellaneous branch pruning are essential. After pruning, attention should be paid to the control of temperature and light, so when is it good to prune the dragon fruit? What are the skills of pruning? Let's get to know it with the editor.

When will the dragon fruit be pruned

1. Pruning at seedling stage

After the planting survived, the plant will climb along the cement column, and then the seedlings will sprout lateral branches. One upward branch should be retained and the rest of the branches should be cut off, which is conducive to the rapid growth of nutritious branches.

2. Pruning during the growing period

When the plant grows 1.5 meters, it can be divided into more than 3 naturally drooping branches, and when the branches are mature, these drooping branches are likely to blossom and bear fruit. The flowering and fruiting rate of the upper and middle branches, especially the drooping branches, is higher, while the flowering and fruiting rate of the middle and lower branches is not high, so the drooping branches have a great effect on the yield of pitaya.

3. Fruiting branches

2/3 of the branches of each plant can be arranged as fruiting branches, and in addition, the branches can easily erase the buds and flowers, reduce their growth angle, inhibit their reproductive growth, promote their vegetative growth, and cultivate strong fruiting branches to lay the foundation for high yield in the coming year. On the other hand, some plants have a large amount of fruit, and the possibility of high yield in the next year is less, so a large number of strong branches can be formed at the base, and the weak and strong pruning method can be used to promote the formation of strong vegetative branches.

2. How to prune dragon fruit

1. Pruning young trees

The pruning of young trees is mainly plastic, and the method of coring is mainly used to promote the germination and branching of young trees. when the height of seedlings exceeds the cement column, coring makes the trunk sprout several branches and promote the formation of fruiting branches as soon as possible. When the plant enters the flower bud differentiation period in spring, in order to promote the branches not to grow too much, all the buds should be removed and nutrients should be stored in the old branches, which is beneficial to flowering.

2. Adult tree pruning

After the plant enters the high-yielding period, the old branches after fruiting and perpendicular to the surface should be cut off, because they introduce less photosynthesis and excessive nutrient consumption, which is not conducive to nutrient accumulation and the formation of fruiting branches in the coming year, in the flowering and fruiting stage, excess nutrient branches can also be cut off to reduce nutrient consumption and promote sunlight exposure.

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